Chapter 27 Rural, Migrant, and Urban
Communities
Which factors result in rural residents having less access to health care than urban dwellers?
A. Employment opportunities may be low paying and seasonal
B. There are greater distances to travel and limited choice of health care providers
C. health care providers prefer to work in higher-paying urban settings
D. Rural settings are less likely to have health insurance
E. Rural persons economic resources are tied up in land, not easily accessible cash
F. Rural persons believe in self-sufficiency and self-care, not asking others for help
Ans: A, B, C, D
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Which best describes the recent population trend in rural America?
Population growth or loss in rural areas varies widely depending on available economic opportunities.
Which best explains why there are so few hospitals in rural areas?
Rural areas have a very low population density
From which causes are rural residents twice as likely to die from in comparison with urban residents?
a. Chronic diseases, especially cardiac problems and cancers
, b. Diabetes from the higher incidence of obesity
c. Respiratory diseases (from pesticides and herbicides)
d. Unintentional injuries
d. Unintentional injuries
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Which factor would cause a geographic area to be called a frontier area?
Population of fewer than six persons per square mile
Which best describes the purpose of the core-based statistical areas (CBSA) system?
To reflect trends in population across the country
Which compositional factor influences rural health needs?
Demographics of the people living in an area
Which describes what has been identified by public health experts as the number one priority in rural
areas?
Access to health care
Communities
Which factors result in rural residents having less access to health care than urban dwellers?
A. Employment opportunities may be low paying and seasonal
B. There are greater distances to travel and limited choice of health care providers
C. health care providers prefer to work in higher-paying urban settings
D. Rural settings are less likely to have health insurance
E. Rural persons economic resources are tied up in land, not easily accessible cash
F. Rural persons believe in self-sufficiency and self-care, not asking others for help
Ans: A, B, C, D
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Which best describes the recent population trend in rural America?
Population growth or loss in rural areas varies widely depending on available economic opportunities.
Which best explains why there are so few hospitals in rural areas?
Rural areas have a very low population density
From which causes are rural residents twice as likely to die from in comparison with urban residents?
a. Chronic diseases, especially cardiac problems and cancers
, b. Diabetes from the higher incidence of obesity
c. Respiratory diseases (from pesticides and herbicides)
d. Unintentional injuries
d. Unintentional injuries
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Which factor would cause a geographic area to be called a frontier area?
Population of fewer than six persons per square mile
Which best describes the purpose of the core-based statistical areas (CBSA) system?
To reflect trends in population across the country
Which compositional factor influences rural health needs?
Demographics of the people living in an area
Which describes what has been identified by public health experts as the number one priority in rural
areas?
Access to health care
